The scale of illicit trade in Pacific Ocean marine resources: Working Paper
Konar, M.; Thuringer, L.; Rashid, U.R. (2019). The scale of illicit trade in Pacific Ocean marine resources: Working Paper. World Resources Institute: Washington, DC. 16 pp.
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- Konar, M.
- Thuringer, L.
- Rashid, U.R.
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| Abstract |
The Pacific Ocean’s six major fishing areas produce about 62 million tonnes of marine catch per year, but 24 percent of that (15 million tonnes) is unreported. The share of the unreported catch that is traded illegally (3.7 million–7.2 million tonnes) constitutes about 50 percent of all marine resources that enter illegal international trading networks. This has farreaching economic and social consequences for many developing and developed economies. This working paper analyzes the costs to Pacific countries of illegal trade in marine resources by looking at the loss in gross revenues from unreported catch, the impact across the fish value chain (economic impact), the loss to household incomes (income impact), and the loss in tax revenues (tax impact). |
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